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Jesse Owens participated in the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin. He equaled the world record in the 100 meter race. He broke the world record in the 200 meter race and the broad jump. The 400 meter relay he participated in also set a new record.
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January 11, 1937 in Cuba.
1) His real name was James Cleveland Owens.2) Named Ambassador of Sports by President Eisenhower in 1955. 3) At the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, Owens astounded the world and upset Hitler's "Aryan" theories by equaling the world mark in the 100-meter race, by breaking world records in the 200-meter race and in the broad jump and by winning also (along with Ralph Metcalfe and others) the 400-meter relay race. His records lasted for more than 20 years. are you happy now
Jesse Owens
Owens got the name "Jesse" when a teacher misunderstood his initials, J.C.
At the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens competed in and won the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and long jump, all against Hitler's so-called 'super race'.
Because Hitler wanted just a race of Arians, but Jesse Owens comes along and destroys that by winning 4 gold medals but the Germans still got the most medals and also one of Hitlers' friends betrayed him but becoming friends with Jesse.
Proving that any race can win the Olympics. He also made Hitler look stupid.
Hitler believed that the Aryan race was superior to all races, especially blacks. Jesse Owens came along during the 1936 Olympics which were being held in Germany between WW1 and WW2, and won four gold medals, beating all the German runners. Right in front of Hitler. Prior to this, Hitler had demanded that Germany dominated the Olympics, because they were on German soil but also because he wanted to prove the Aryan race superior. When Jesse Owens, a black man, set world records and obtained gold medals, he broke the myth of the Aryan race.
Jesse Owens once raced a horse in the quarter mile for a publicity stunt - the horse won. But I dont think he did this ever again, much less for a living. In the related links box below I posted the wikipedia article on Jesse Owens.